Can you emerge rsync? Remember to redo your /etc/make.conf for the new rsync changes made recently RSYNC=rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage
I thought my CD would contain the packages as well...but alas I have not seen any ISO with them. You have to download them through emerge kde or you can download them and burn them to a CD....

I have had problems when completing the first emerge kde-base/kde, as it seems that not all of the dependancies are loaded on the mirrors. I was unable to emerge both the qt-copy-3.0.4.1 or the alsa-3.0.1 files. I tried some quick and dirty methods of just deleting the ebuild files causing the problems. Finally I deleted the kde-3.0.1 meta-ebuild file. Now I am emerging the kde-2.2.2-r1 ebuild. I read in this thread KDE 3.0.1 in emerge ?? that the kde 3.01 has not been completely checked out by all the distros and will be available in a couple days. My question is not ment to be an attack but why place ebuilds in the Portage tree that are not completely uploaded to the mirrors? This will cause problems for any one doing a tree refresh with an emerge rsync. Just curious.

After having downloaded a large number of packages required for the kde-3.0.1 and then starting over with the kde-2.2.2-r1, should I do any specific cleaning of files. I tried to do a emerge unemerge kde-base/kde and kde-3.0.1.ebuild and was told that no files needed be removed. Any suggestions? I am concerned that there will be sometype of interference caused by the incomplete download of the newer kde files.

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